Advisory Details

July 28th, 2022

VMware ESXi TCP/IP Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	8.1, AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	VMware
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	ESXi
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of VMware ESXi. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the TCP/IP kernel module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the kernel.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/rn/vsphere-esxi-70u3f-release-notes.html https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/rn/esxi670-202206001.html https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/rn/esxi650-202205001.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2022-01-12 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2022-07-28 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2022-07-28 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Reno Robert of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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